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To leave the curtains & blinds open

18 replies

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 20/06/2021 21:56

If I go to bed before it gets dark?

I aim go to bed at 9pm. It gets dark at 10.30pm.

I never know what to do. I dilly dally every night! Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I just can't make up my mind.

What do you do? Close them or leave them open?

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Senorasurf · 20/06/2021 21:57

I close them because I feel the cold through the window in the night. Shutting blinds/curtains stops this x

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 20/06/2021 22:01

OK yeah. Sorry, I should have said downstairs!

Bedroom curtains and blinds situ depends entirely on the temperature!

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NakedNugget · 20/06/2021 22:02

Close them otherwise it'll look like you're not home in the wee hours of the night and more likely to get burgled

trevthecat · 20/06/2021 22:03

I always close ours. We have blinds. But the sun shines right in the front room so it's too bright to watch TV in the evening with the bigger blind open

QuadrupleCarbs · 20/06/2021 22:03

I'd close them, why leave them open if you're off to bed.

Crockof · 20/06/2021 22:04

It's summer, I leave then all open

Abouttimemum · 20/06/2021 22:05

I close them

Senorasurf · 20/06/2021 22:05

Oh ok, i only close the bedroom ones, I leave lounge etc open as I also go to bed before dark Grin

Macncheeseballs · 20/06/2021 22:06

Closed so don't wake too early

Looubylou · 20/06/2021 22:12

Close all - we get suspicious people round the estate on bikes in the early hours.

shouldistop · 20/06/2021 22:13

I only ever close bedroom curtains. Our living room is at the back of the house anyway, dining room is at the front but we're set back from the road anyway. Only use curtains to block out light, don't need them for privacy.

PracticingPerson · 20/06/2021 22:14

Close them, always.

But I'm more prone to not opening them the next day, only do it to set a good example to the kids Grin

BeautifulSofa · 20/06/2021 22:15

Close them! The Dark will get in!!!

Curiosity101 · 20/06/2021 22:15

It's never occurred to me to leave the curtains or blinds open when I go to bed, even if it is still light outside. It's just part of my bedtime routine. I check all the doors are locked, windows are all 'secure' and close all blinds/curtains 🤷

Oneandanotherone · 20/06/2021 22:16

I usually close but went to bed with the kids 2 nights last week and forgot & left them open.

CampingFabulous · 20/06/2021 22:21

I cba to close downstairs curtains in summer, do in winter though.

ComtesseDeSpair · 20/06/2021 22:21

I don’t ever close any windows or blinds - mine are purely window dressings, I like to wake with natural daylight in the bedroom and just feel constricted and closed in if I have to sit in rooms with blinds or curtains drawn anywhere else. Have never been burgled, and I’m very often not in all night.

OldTinHat · 20/06/2021 22:28

I close them but when my brain wakes me up at 4am I'll open them again and wait for the sunrise. Then I get annoyed about being blinded by sunlight at about 530am, close them again, don a black out eye mask and hope to get another hour of sleep (whilst ignoring that little voice that reminds me the gym is 24/7 and to just get up and move my lardy arse)🙄

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